‘NCIS’ First Look: Melina Kanakaredes Cast as Parker’s Crush — Get Details (PHOTO)
Exclusive
If you’ve wanted to see Parker (Gary Cole) actually pick up some of those pastries he brings in to work every day, well, you’re in luck: That’s exactly what’s coming when NCIS returns on Monday, January 27, 2025.
TV Insider has learned exclusively that The Resident‘s Melina Kanakaredes will guest star in the midseason premiere as the owner of Parker’s favorite bakery. In the episode, titled “Baker’s Man,” after NCIS learns that the owner of Parker’s favorite bakery is being blackmailed, they hatch a plan to save her. Plus, tensions heighten when Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) secret romance is discovered. Star Rocky Carroll directed the episode. Check out the full version of our exclusive photo of Kanakaredes with Cole below.
CBS
Kanakaredes is “great,” executive producer Steven D. Binder tells us. “We talk about archetype, our dream character, and she was the name on the board when we were breaking the story. She’s a ton of fun. Parker, I think, has a little crush on his baker. We’ll finally get to see Parker buy some pastries. We’ll see where some of them come from. I’ve always been of the mind that half of them come from some expat who owns a gas station and happens to sell these mother country pastries. But this one he actually is going to buy from a legit pastry shop. She’s going to, how do I put this? She might not be a good guy.”
And Kanakaredes might be back. “The original plan was just the one episode, but she was so great that we have a board of people who, let’s see if we can bring this person back. So it’s just the one episode planned, but she’s certainly someone we’d love to see again,” says Binder.
What are you hoping to see when Melina Kanakaredes guest stars from her character and dynamic with Parker? Let us know in the comments section below.
NCIS, Returns, Monday, January 27, 2025, 9/8c, CBS
Grab Your News!
Get absolutely everything about NCIS in your inbox!
Conversation9 Comments
Please read the TV Insider Community Guidelines.
Comments are closed on this story.
-
B
I think y'all should bring her back I also think she would make a great love interest for Parker
12 1
-
G
I think bring her back. She was a great one CSI New York. I think she would be great for the show and Parker!!
10
-
O
She is great loved her on cis. new york
10 1
-
R
Definitely bring her back for more episodes! Melina is incredible in everything she’s in!
8
-
G
Definitely need to keep her on the show. She’s so dynamic and can’t wait to see how she can soften Parker!
6
-
C
I love Melina but still cannot accept Parker instead of Gibbs! The show belongs to Gibbs and no one else!! Bring
Jethro back!
4 1
-
G
Bring her back, of course.
3
-
G
I love Melina Kanakaredes! She was great on CSI New York. I think it would be great for Parker to have her for his love interest in the show. I wonder if she could be a former NCIS agent. Interesting thought.
2
-
P
Or formr NY CSI ??
-